Charity News from Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000$1 Million Catholic Campaign for Human Development Grant Promotes Action on Criminal Justice ReformCatholic Campaign for Human Development | WASHINGTON (November 14, 2000) -- The U.S. Catholic bishops' committee for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) approved, on Sunday, November 12, the allocation of $1million to fund educational and community-based organizing efforts ... Duke to Launch New Institute for Genomic Sciences and Policy Duke University Medical Center | How parents will cope with genetic testing of their newborn children, and how scientists will meet the research challenges of the genomic revolution, will be among the topics discussed during the Nov. 20 launch of Duke's new $200 million institute. Heart Boost Can Improve Outcome for Sickest Heart Attack Patients Duke University Medical Center | Based on the results of a small clinical trial, Duke University Medical Center researchers have found that artificially intensifying the heart's pumping action can improve the outcome of heart attack patients who have gone into shock. Duke-UNC Integrative Medicine Conference to Focus on Complementary Medicine in Cancer Duke University Medical Center | Many patients use them, but just where do complementary and alternative medicines fit into care for people with cancer? A conference hopes to help answer that question for doctors, health care workers, patients and their families. Patients, Families, Physicians and Other Care Providers Express Agreement and Diversity on What Constitutes a 'Good Death' Duke University Medical Center | Managing pain and symptoms, communication with a physician, preparation for death, and the opportunity to achieve a sense of completion are all considered important to patients, their families, physicians, and caregivers. African-Americans are at a Higher Risk of Dying from Heart Failure than Whites Duke University Medical Center | African-Americans appear 30 percent more likely to die from a precursor to complete heart failure than their white counterparts, Duke University Medical Center researchers reported Tuesday. Caution Needed When Assessing Impact of Dosing Errors in Clinical Trials Duke University Medical Center | When addressing the issues of cause and effect in clinical research, particularly when dosing errors are involved, care must be taken to ensure that potential confounding issues also are considered, according to Duke University researchers. Yale Researchers Succeed in Using Stem Cells to Repair Damaged Spinal Cord in Primates Yale School of Medicine | A Yale research team has transplanted stem cells from a primate to repair the protective sheath around the spinal cord in the same animal, an accomplishment that some day could help people with spinal cord injuries and multiple sclerosis. Yale Scientists Give the Golgi Apparatus its own Identity, Paving the way for More Targeted Cancer Research Yale School of Medicine | Researchers at Yale have discovered that, contrary to previous beliefs, the Golgi apparatus is an organelle that exists independently of the larger endoplasmic reticulum and is a crucial component of cell division.
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